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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, celebrated the 2012 Clean Earth Crew Campaign with an event held on September 15 at Heckscher Park in Huntington, N.Y. A group of 150 Canon volunteers, family members and friends worked together in conjunction with the Town of Huntington to help clean up the park in the heart of Huntington. Clean Earth Crew volunteers helped clear overgrown brush, pick-up trash throughout the property, sand and paint park benches, clean out sand boxes and repaint areas of the park covered in graffiti.

"It is really special for us to come to the Town of Huntington to show residents we are looking forward to becoming a member of their beautiful community."

The Clean Earth Crew coming to Huntington marks the first official Canon U.S.A. event to be held in the future home of the company. With the Long Island Fall Festival taking place at Heckscher Park next month, the efforts of the Clean Earth Crew volunteers will be noticed by the thousands of expected attendees.

aThe annual Clean Earth Crew Campaign is one of our most popular community events, giving Canon employees the chance to help beautify some of the islandas most beautiful parks,a said Joe Adachi, president and CEO, Canon U.S.A. aIt is really special for us to come to the Town of Huntington to show residents we are looking forward to becoming a member of their beautiful community.a

Since the inception of the Clean Earth Crew in 1996, Canon U.S.A. employees have volunteered thousands of hours to help maintain and preserve some of Long Islandas most beautiful parks and beaches.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With approximately $45.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents registered in 2011a and is one of Fortune Magazine's Worldas Most Admired Companies in 2012. In 2012, for the ninth consecutive year, Canon U.S.A. has received the PCMag.com Readersa Choice Award for Service and Reliability. Committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, Canon U.S.A. provides 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting [ www.usa.canon.com/rss ].

aBased on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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